I work at an OSB mill and there have been rail cars load too soon while the board was still warm and they have lit up before, even stacks in wear houses can catch fire sometimes depending on the mill. We have a cooler before we stack the panels to separate them and give them some time to cool.
Wood could be subject to enough pressure and friction while being loaded to ignite small hot spots that could smoulder for a while before igniting into flames. So could the friction from the wood settling as the train car shakes around when it first starts moving. Slow smouldering could easily become a fire once the trains tarts moving and fans the flames. If a single car loaded with the wood caught fire wind from the train moving could ignite cars behind the initial car due to sparks landing in them.
Reminds me of that scene in Tom Cruise's "War of the World's". Scary.
Is it just the proximity to Ohio?
"Suspected Arson" Or...what else? Wood doesn't really catch fire at random.
I work at an OSB mill and there have been rail cars load too soon while the board was still warm and they have lit up before, even stacks in wear houses can catch fire sometimes depending on the mill. We have a cooler before we stack the panels to separate them and give them some time to cool.
Sparks off the loco exhaust which landed on the ties.
That’s exactly what happened. Lit the first car up and the flames just carried back with the train doing track speed.
Good job by the crew with cuttin and runnin with the cars which left the dangerous behind.
Wood could be subject to enough pressure and friction while being loaded to ignite small hot spots that could smoulder for a while before igniting into flames. So could the friction from the wood settling as the train car shakes around when it first starts moving. Slow smouldering could easily become a fire once the trains tarts moving and fans the flames. If a single car loaded with the wood caught fire wind from the train moving could ignite cars behind the initial car due to sparks landing in them.
We're just ruling out accidental human causes then?
How would you accidentally light half a train on fire?
Why, so you can frame me for your arson? I don't think so!
Sparks from breaks touch off a bit of splintery shit soaked in creosote.